Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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